The world-famous paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey passed away in early January. A close friend and colleague remembers his contributions and legacies.
Do Things Have to Be This Way?In The Dawn of Everything, archaeologist David Wengrow and the late anthropologist David Graeber question the West’s most deeply entrenched—and often damaging—assumptions about human nature and society.
5 Questions About the History of HumanityIn this upcoming free live event, archaeologist and author David Wengrow will discuss his New York Times bestselling book The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity (co-authored with the late anthropologist David Graeber).
The Diet of the Future Is a Menu That Draws From the Ancient PastAn archaeologist and TV star transforms ancient hunting, gathering, and food processing technologies into lessons on how to prepare and consume nourishing food today—and he runs into his own past struggles with disordered eating.
How Human Are We?An evolutionary theorist considers how traits we think of as human may have been shared by other hominins.
What Drove Homo Erectus Out of Africa?Excavations at the site of ‘Ubeidiya are at the heart of a debate about Homo erectus migrations, with profound implications for questions of human resilience and adaptability.
Five Human Species You May Not Know AboutHomo sapiens is currently the only member of the genus Homo alive. There’s only one species of human—but it wasn’t always so.
Did Dads Evolve?Most male mammals are not involved in raising their offspring. Anthropological observations of fatherhood can provide insight into how—and why—humans are so different.
5 Questions for Anna GoldfieldIn this upcoming free live event, anthropologist and science communicator, Dr. Anna Goldfield answers five questions about new ideas and…
Is Homo longi an Extinct Human Species?A newly analyzed skull from northeastern China may signal a species that had closer ties to us than Neanderthals.
